Magnolia Cemetery Beautification Project

I am very disappointed to announce that we are going to cancel our work morning this coming Saturday at Magnolia Cemetery. The forecast for Saturday morning looks too iffy at this point and we need time to get the word out. Please stay tuned! Thank you for your interest and we will reschedule at a later date. Many thanks to Laura Storey Furline of Under the Weeping Willows for her flexibility.

One year ago today work began on Magnolia Cemetery roads. See the before and after pictures.

Save the date: Saturday, May 2, 9am-noon.

Work morning at Magnolia Cemetery.

This will be a different kind of work morning. We will be shown how to properly clean a headstone by Laura Furline who volunteers countless hours cleaning headstones at Magnolia and other area cemeteries. We will start out at the veteran’s area, near the flagpole and then people can move on to clean the headstones of their loved ones or others they see needing cleaning.

We will supply brushes and cleaning solution. We are asking volunteers to bring 2 gallons of water and an empty spray bottle.

It’s amazing how many famous people are buried in Magnolia Cemetery. The bios of many noteworthy people can be found at: https://magnoliameridian.com/history-of-magnolia-cemetery/

Family, friends and supporters gathered Tuesday morning at Magnolia Cemetery to pay tribute to Meridian music legend John Christopher Ethridge II, honoring what would have been his 79th birthday.

The tribute took place at 11 a.m., with attendees laying flowers at Ethridge’s gravesite in remembrance of his life, music and lasting influence. Ethridge was born Feb. 10, 1947, and died April 23, 2012.

Alana Broughton, executive director of the Jimmie Rodgers Foundation, said the gathering reflected Meridian’s deep musical roots and the role artists like Ethridge have played in shaping the city’s cultural identity.

Read More Here⬇️
https://queencitynewsfeed.com/news/community/2026-02-10/meridian-pays-tribute-to-music-legend-chris-ethridge-on-his-birthday/

Please join these generous people in becoming a Friend of Magnolia Cemetery by donating $150 at this secure link https://cfem.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/create/fund?funit_id=2772
or by mailing your contribution to the Community Foundation of East MS, P.O. Box 3977, Meridian, MS 39303. (Memo check as Friend of Magnolia Cemetery).

Patty & M.L. Agnew
Rex Alman III
David Anders
Mrs. C. Scott Bailey, Jr.
Carl & Margaret Carver
Mrs. Robert Corey
Lindy Deen
Genie Durden
Charles Dunn
Joseph E. Floyd
Jim & Patti George
Lisa Gilmore
Bobby Graham
Alan Hart
Sharon Johnson
Elizabeth Jeffares
Tracey & Dwayne Jones
Jimmy & Peggy Kemp
Arjen & Dena Lagendijk
David Laney
April Alman Langston
Stephen & Dana Lawyer
Suzanne McDonald
Jim McGinnis III
James McRae
Scott Morgan
Belinda Ott
Joe Ramia
Linda Smith
Kelly Swain
Randy & Tanya Tolbert
Russell & Tanya Thompson
Dr. Stanley Wade, Jr.
M.L. & Kim Waters
Jerry Willoughby
Steve & Shelia Webster
Ralph Young

Please join those who have already become a Friend of Magnolia Cemetery.

Your year end gift will help us maintain the work that has been done and take on smaller projects to assist the perpetual care fund with improvements to this historic cemetery.

Make your contribution today through this secure link https://cfem.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/create?event_date_id=3310 or use the QR code. You will immediately get a gift receipt from the Community Foundation of East MS.

Thank you and Happy New Year.